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Jontay Porter to be charged with federal felony 

Post#1 » by TheAlchemist23 » Wed Jul 3, 2024 11:44 pm

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40490035/banned-nba-player-jontay-porter-charged-felony

The court records don’t specify the felony charges against Porter. John Marzulli, a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, confirmed Wednesday the case was connected with four men who were recently arrested.


Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn filed what's known as a criminal information sheet Tuesday. The document doesn't specify a court date or the charge or charges, but it does show the case is related to an existing prosecution of four men charged with scheming to cash in on tips from a player about his plans to exit two games early.


Mollah, McCormack and a relative of Awawdeh had bet the "under" and made out, though a betting company ultimately stopped Mollah from collecting most of his more than $1 million in winnings on the March 20 game, according to the complaint.

After the NBA and others began investigating, the player messaged Pham, Mollah and Awawdeh that they "might just get hit w a rico" -- an apparent reference to the common acronym for a federal racketeering charge -- and asked whether they had deleted "all the stuff" from their phones, the complaint notes.
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Re: Jontay Porter to be charged with federal felony 

Post#2 » by REJECTEDBYCLARK » Wed Jul 3, 2024 11:49 pm

Hopefully any improvements he made to his handle during practice will help him handle the soap bar better in the shower.
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Post#3 » by Loyal_Canuck » Wed Jul 3, 2024 11:59 pm

Can’t wait for the 30 for 30 on this dude . It’s a self made tragedy
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Post#4 » by 2019nbachamps » Thu Jul 4, 2024 12:07 am

No surprise charges have been laid. Silver alluded to this when he announced the ban. Porter clearly has an addiction. He couldn’t repay small amounts of money and was facing physical threats.
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Post#5 » by will » Thu Jul 4, 2024 12:20 am

Damn, Jontay!

If you got the feds looking for you, issa wrap.
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Post#6 » by will » Thu Jul 4, 2024 12:21 am

Dang. RICO wasn't only a character in Paid In Full either.

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Post#7 » by Dr Positivity » Thu Jul 4, 2024 12:21 am

This guy's life is goin the wrong direction
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Post#8 » by HangTime » Thu Jul 4, 2024 12:34 am

When they Make the Documentary about this era Legalized Gambling, in 50 years, this will be an intriguing part.

"He playing for the Motor City Cruise, when joined a Raptors team that riddled with locker room drama, and thought, 'this where I can pay off my debts, no ones paying attention to this team'."

Would he have done this, if the Raptors had converted his 2-way contract earlier?
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Post#9 » by Duffman100 » Thu Jul 4, 2024 1:10 am

Guy was about to get a 3 year (with player option) deal worth like 15-20 million.

Just a real stupid decision.
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Post#10 » by Zeno » Thu Jul 4, 2024 1:27 am

Duffman100 wrote:Guy was about to get a 3 year (with player option) deal worth like 15-20 million.

Just a real stupid decision.

That is a stretch on the contract. Maybe 2 for 5 million or something. You just finished reading that Koreen article so I give you a pass.
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Post#11 » by Duffman100 » Thu Jul 4, 2024 1:30 am

Zeno wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:Guy was about to get a 3 year (with player option) deal worth like 15-20 million.

Just a real stupid decision.

That is a stretch on the contract. Maybe 2 for 5 million or something. You just finished reading that Koreen article so I give you a pass.


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Post#12 » by TheRealDeal » Thu Jul 4, 2024 2:46 am

Lock him up
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Post#13 » by C Court » Thu Jul 4, 2024 3:30 am

When it was suggested that Jontay’s actions were likely criminal, a bunch of so-called experts on this forum laughed.

Jontay’s not laughing now. He’s in big criminal trouble.
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Post#14 » by SFour » Thu Jul 4, 2024 3:40 am

I feel bad for him...obviously he dug his own grave but I'm not going to cheer on his life being ruined

They're going to make an example out of him so no player in any of the major league sports even thinks about doing this in the future.
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Post#16 » by DelAbbot » Thu Jul 4, 2024 3:49 am

Zeno wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:Guy was about to get a 3 year (with player option) deal worth like 15-20 million.

Just a real stupid decision.

That is a stretch on the contract. Maybe 2 for 5 million or something. You just finished reading that Koreen article so I give you a pass.


Duffman is not wrong here on the overpay.
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Post#17 » by Merit » Thu Jul 4, 2024 3:55 am

SFour wrote:I feel bad for him...obviously he dug his own grave but I'm not going to cheer on his life being ruined

They're going to make an example out of him so no player in any of the major league sports even thinks about doing this the same way in the future.


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Post#18 » by Merit » Thu Jul 4, 2024 3:56 am

All this said, addiction is tough. What a stupid, stupid decision.
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Post#19 » by C Court » Thu Jul 4, 2024 4:09 am

If only Jontay had just beat up his girlfriend a bunch, he’d be signing his new NBA contract about now, instead of going to jail.
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Post#20 » by mkot » Thu Jul 4, 2024 4:22 am

And his other little brother Jevon got arrested on suspicion of DWI earlier

So 3 of MPJ's 4 little brothers are in legal trouble :noway:
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